what upgrades to make a bike faster?

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#11 Unread post by Yam459 »

ya should have been more specific i do want to increase the quickness and torque. ya i think an R6 is plenty fast for my light "O Ring"! but i just hate it when things take to long to get goin i want to be there quick, know what I mean!..... thanks for the tips
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Well when it comes to japanese vehicles it seems to me that there is only one certain way to make them faster

neon lights, a spoiler, and new rims
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#14 Unread post by Ninja Geoff »

storysunfolding wrote:Well when it comes to japanese vehicles it seems to me that there is only one certain way to make them faster

neon lights, a spoiler, and new rims
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#15 Unread post by BuzZz »

Ride it stock. By the time you can ride it well enough to want to modify it, you'll know exactly what you want to do to it.
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Re: what upgrades to make a bike faster?

#16 Unread post by totalmotorcycle »

Yam459 wrote:hey im not quite sure, but is there upgrades u can do to a bikes engine and things like that to make it faster, kinda like makin an eclipse faster. So if got like a yzf r6 then later i could make it faster once im ready maybe. ive heard that u can mount small nitrous tanks. Thats a little... gettin out of hand but anyways if anyone has some info about upgrading your bike that would be helpful thanks! :)
You REALLY want to make one of the fastest bikes go faster? Seriously are you pushing the bikes speed on a daily basis to need to go faster?

If so, you might want to consider getting into track racing. There are some wonderful MotoGP bikes out there for less than $150k.

Some speed advice:

Weight kills. Reduce weight (inc yourself). Improve aerodynamics. Even the ZX-12R can only go so fast because of wind resistance. When you upgrade 1 thing on a bike, you NEED to upgrade everything else that it effects. (i.e. Engine upgrade = more speed/torque so you need to upgrade tries, suspension and brakes.)

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